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Government to refund Zeeks
The Jamaican Government, over the course of the next three months, will begin to refund incarcerated and former Matthew's Lane strongman Donald 'Zeeks' Phipps, THE STAR has learnt.
An amicable decision was arrived at between lawyers representing both parties, which will see the Government forking out over $30 million.
The money was reportedly confiscated by police from the home of Phipps back in 2005.
Shortly after the police seized the money, which included a mixture of Jamaican and foreign currencies, the cash was put up for safekeeping, however, that sum later went missing.
Information gathered by THE STAR is that Phipps later sued the attorney general for the money allegedly removed from his home.
Phipps, through his Lawyer Jacqueline Samuels-Brown, filed a supreme court suit advocating that the money was confiscated illegally.
Justice Frank Williams presided over the matter as it was brought up in the Supreme Court on Tuesday as the matter was set for assessment of damages.
A source told our news team that when the case was called up, the court was informed that both parties had arrived at an agreement in which a consent order was then entered that the Government must pay back the money within the next three months.
The government's lead attorney-at-law was Lackston Robinson.
Zeeks is currently serving a life sentence in prison for his alleged involvement in a double murder.
In June of this year, the Privy Council rejected his final appeal process against his conviction and sentence.
-A.W.
The Jamaican Government, over the course of the next three months, will begin to refund incarcerated and former Matthew's Lane strongman Donald 'Zeeks' Phipps, THE STAR has learnt.
An amicable decision was arrived at between lawyers representing both parties, which will see the Government forking out over $30 million.
The money was reportedly confiscated by police from the home of Phipps back in 2005.
Shortly after the police seized the money, which included a mixture of Jamaican and foreign currencies, the cash was put up for safekeeping, however, that sum later went missing.
Information gathered by THE STAR is that Phipps later sued the attorney general for the money allegedly removed from his home.
Phipps, through his Lawyer Jacqueline Samuels-Brown, filed a supreme court suit advocating that the money was confiscated illegally.
Justice Frank Williams presided over the matter as it was brought up in the Supreme Court on Tuesday as the matter was set for assessment of damages.
A source told our news team that when the case was called up, the court was informed that both parties had arrived at an agreement in which a consent order was then entered that the Government must pay back the money within the next three months.
The government's lead attorney-at-law was Lackston Robinson.
Zeeks is currently serving a life sentence in prison for his alleged involvement in a double murder.
In June of this year, the Privy Council rejected his final appeal process against his conviction and sentence.
-A.W.
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